Remain (KNK EP)
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| Released | November 17, 2016 | |||
| Length | 18:16 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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Remain is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean boy group KNK. It contains six tracks, including the lead single, "U".
Background and release[edit]
On November 7, 2016, YNB Entertainment announced KNK's comeback by sharing the cover image of their second EP titled Remain through their official SNS channels. A group and "White version" individual image teasers were unveiled on the next two days. The track list was also released on November 10, revealing that Kim Tae-joo once again worked with KNK as the producer, while tracks "Goodbye" and "Tonight" were composed and written by members Youjin and Heejun respectively.[1][2][3][4]
On November 13, KNK released an album preview which gave sneak peeks of each song. A new set of individual image teasers called "Black version" was released the next day. On November 15, the music video teaser for the lead single, "U", was released, however it was announced the following day that the agency and the members decided to dispose the music video due to quality issues. A representative stated that there were no plans to film it again.[5][6][7] The album was released on November 17, 2016. It was also released as a digital download on various music portals.
Promotion[edit]
On November 17, 2016, KNK held their live comeback show through Naver V Live, where they performed TVXQ's "Love in the Ice", as well as their new songs "I Know" and "U". The group then made their music program comeback stages on Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo.[8][9][10][11]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Stay" | Kim Tae-joo | Kim Tae-joo | Kim Tae-joo | 1:39 |
| 2. | "U" | Kim Tae-joo | Kim Tae-joo | Kim Tae-joo | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Beauty" (아름다워) | Kim Tae-joo | Kim Tae-joo | Kim Tae-joo | 3:26 |
| 4. | "I Know" (웃어줄래) | Kim Tae-joo | Kim Tae-joo | Kim Tae-joo | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Goodbye" (괜찮은가봐) | Kim You-jin |
| Kim Tae-joo | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Tonight" | Oh Hee-jun |
| Kim Tae-joo | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 18:16 | ||||
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Distributor |
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| Various | November 17, 2016 | digital download[12][13] | YNB Entertainment, CJ E&M Music |
| South Korea | CD[14] |
References[edit]
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon. "KNK to Make Comeback With Powerful New Track". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Jeon, Won. "크나큰, 여심잡는 블랙 카리스마 "이미지 변신 시도"". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Jeong, Ji-won. "'컴백' 크나큰, 화이트 티저 추가공개…부드러운 반전매력". Naver (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Noh, Yoon-jeong. "'컴백 D-6' 크나큰, 새 앨범 트랙리스트 공개 '작사·작곡·안무 직접 참여'". Naver (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Lee, Ho-yeon. "'컴백 D-4' 크나큰, 신보에 데뷔 후 첫 자작곡 수록". Naver (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon. "KNK Makes Decision to Promote Upcoming Album Without Music Video". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Ahn, Woorim. "KNK Makes Comeback without Music Video". BNT News International. BNT News. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Noh, Yoon-jeong. "[어게인TV]'V앱' 크나큰, 미처 몰라봤던 실력파 아이돌". Naver (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Jeon, Won. "'뮤직뱅크' 크나큰, 섹시·강렬·시크 다 잡은 컴백무대". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Hwang, Jee-young. "'음악중심' 크나큰, 장신돌의 화려한 퍼포먼스 'U'". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ Kwon, Soo-bin. "'인가' 크나큰, 업그레이드 된 감성 댄스 퍼포먼스". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "REMAIN". Naver Music (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Remain - EP". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "크나큰 - Remain: 미니앨범 2집". Hanteo (in Korean). Hanteo Information System. Retrieved November 19, 2016.